Pittsburgh Steelers

1979 Roster

NO.	NAME	POS	HEIGHT	WEIGHT	DOB	AGE	COLLEGE
33	Anthony Anderson A. Anderson	RB	6'0"	197	9/27/1956	23	Temple
30	Larry Anderson L. Anderson	DB	5'11"	183	9/25/1956	23	Louisiana Tech
9	Matt Bahr M. Bahr	K	5'10"	175	7/6/1956	23	Penn State
76	John Banaszak J. Banaszak	DL	6'3"	242	8/24/1950	29	Eastern Michigan
65	Tom Beasley T. Beasley	DL	6'5"	253	8/11/1954	25	Virginia Tech
83	Theo Bell T. Bell	WR	6'0"	185	12/21/1953	26	Arizona
20	Rocky Bleier R. Bleier	RB	5'11"	210	3/5/1946	33	Notre Dame
47	Mel Blount M. Blount	DB	6'3"	205	4/10/1948	31	Southern University
12	Terry Bradshaw T. Bradshaw	QB	6'3"	215	9/2/1948	31	Louisiana Tech
79	Larry Brown L. Brown	OL	6'4"	246	6/16/1949	30	Kansas
56	Robin Cole R. Cole	LB	6'2"	220	9/11/1955	24	New Mexico
5	Craig Colquitt C. Colquitt	P	6'1"	182	6/9/1954	25	Tennessee
77	Steve Courson S. Courson	OL	6'1"	274	10/1/1955	24	South Carolina
89	Bennie Cunningham B. Cunningham	TE	6'5"	254	12/23/1954	25	Clemson
57	Sam Davis S. Davis	OL	6'1"	255	7/5/1944	35	Allen
35	Jack Deloplaine J. Deloplaine	RB	5'10"	205	4/21/1954	25	Salem International
63	Thom Dornbrook T. Dornbrook	OL	6'2"	240	12/1/1956	23	Kentucky
67	Gary Dunn G. Dunn	DL	6'3"	258	8/24/1953	26	Miami (FL)
64	Steve Furness S. Furness	DL	6'4"	255	12/5/1950	29	Rhode Island
50	Tom Graves T. Graves	LB	6'3"	228	12/18/1955	24	Michigan State
75	Joe Greene J. Greene	DL	6'4"	275	9/24/1946	33	North Texas
68	L.C. Greenwood	DL	6'6"	245	9/8/1946	33	Arkansas-Pine Bluff
84	Randy Grossman R. Grossman	TE	6'1"	218	9/20/1952	27	Temple
59	Jack Ham J. Ham	LB	6'1"	225	12/23/1948	31	Penn State
32	Franco Harris F. Harris	RB	6'2"	230	3/7/1950	29	Penn State
27	Greg Hawthorne G. Hawthorne	RB	6'2"	228	9/5/1956	23	Baylor
29	Ron Johnson R. Johnson	DB	5'10"	200	6/8/1956	23	Eastern Michigan
55	Jon Kolb J. Kolb	OL	6'2"	262	8/30/1947	32	Oklahoma State
15	Mike Kruczek M. Kruczek	QB	6'1"	202	3/15/1953	26	Boston College
58	Jack Lambert J. Lambert	LB	6'4"	220	7/8/1952	27	Kent State
39	Rick Moser R. Moser	RB	6'0"	210	12/18/1956	23	Rhode Island
72	Gerry Mullins G. Mullins	OL	6'3"	244	8/24/1949	30	Southern California
66	Ted Petersen T. Petersen	OL	6'5"	244	2/7/1955	24	Eastern Illinois
31	Donnie Shell D. Shell	DB	5'11"	190	8/26/1952	27	South Carolina State
86	Jim Smith J. Smith	WR	6'2"	205	7/20/1955	24	Michigan
82	John Stallworth J. Stallworth	WR	6'2"	191	7/15/1952	27	Alabama A&M
88	Lynn Swann L. Swann	WR	5'11"	180	3/7/1952	27	Southern California
24	J.T. Thomas	DB	6'2"	196	4/22/1951	28	Florida State
38	Sidney Thornton S. Thornton	RB	5'11"	230	9/2/1954	25	Northwestern State
51	Loren Toews L. Toews	LB	6'3"	220	11/3/1951	28	California
54	Zack Valentine Z. Valentine	LB	6'2"	220	5/29/1957	22	East Carolina
23	Mike Wagner M. Wagner	DB	6'1"	210	6/22/1949	30	Western Illinois
52	Mike Webster M. Webster	OL	6'1"	255	3/18/1952	27	Wisconsin
78	Dwight White D. White	DL	6'4"	255	7/30/1949	30	Texas A&M-Commerce
53	Dennis Winston D. Winston	LB	6'0"	228	10/25/1955	24	Arkansas
49	Dwayne Woodruff D. Woodruff	DB	5'11"	198	2/18/1957	22	Louisville

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NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,268

Young

1,214

Goff

1,189

Stafford

Rush Yards Leaders

537

Walker

421

Cook

374

Henry

Rec Yards Leaders

498

Lamb

481

Smith-Njigba

401

Higgins

Pass TD Leaders

11

Purdy

11

Cousins

9

Young

Rush TD Leaders

7

Allen

7

Henry

6

Taylor

Rec TD Leaders

6

Smith-Njigba

5

St. Brown

4

Watson

QB Rating Leaders

126.2

Purdy

119.6

Jackson

111.2

Lawrence

Sack Leaders

6.0

Rousseau

5.5

Turner

4.5

Anderson

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

31.8

30.5

30.3

29.8

29.5

Opp PPG Rankings

12.8

13.3

16.0

16.3

18.3

19.3

Total Yards Rankings

429.0

417.0

412.0

405.8

395.0

389.3

Rush Yards Rankings

196.3

173.0

162.3

153.5

139.0

137.3

Pass Yards Rankings

317.0

305.7

303.5

300.5

292.8

285.3

Sack Leaders

16.0

15.0

14.0

12.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

98.1

Walker

94

Gibbs

83.8

Henry

Fantasy WR Rankings

84.7

Smith-Njigba

75.2

Lamb

60.3

St. Brown

Fantasy TE Rankings

48.4

Kittle

36.6

Kelce

36.2

McBride

Fantasy K Rankings

54

Shrader

52

Reichard

47

McPherson

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

4-0

3-1

Worst Record ATS

0-4

0-3-1

1-3

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	3	1	0	.750
Eagles	2	2	0	.500
Cowboys	2	2	0	.500
Commanders	1	3	0	.250
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	4	0	0	1.000
Bears	3	1	0	.750
Lions	2	2	0	.500
Packers	2	2	0	.500
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	2	2	0	.500
Saints	1	2	0	.333
Falcons	1	2	0	.333
Buccaneers	0	4	0	.000
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	4	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	3	1	0	.750
Rams	2	2	0	.500
Cardinals	1	3	0	.250

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	3	1	0	.750
Patriots	2	2	0	.500
Jets	1	3	0	.250
Dolphins	0	4	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Browns	3	1	0	.750
Ravens	3	1	0	.750
Steelers	2	2	0	.500
Bengals	2	2	0	.500
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	3	1	0	.750
Colts	2	2	0	.500
Titans	0	4	0	.000
Texans	0	4	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	4	0	0	1.000
Raiders	3	1	0	.750
Broncos	2	2	0	.500
Chargers	0	4	0	.000